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Direct linkJara, Teresa Dianne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the Advanced Placement exams that Hispanic students complete and to compare their overall performance with the performance of White students from 2000 to 2012. A second purpose was to determine which Advanced Placement exams were the most difficult exams for Hispanic students and which Advanced…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis
Liekar, Christine Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Since the time of Sputnik, American educators and policymakers have recognized the need to raise expectations by increasing rigor in high schools across the United States. Copious studies attest to the fact that students who take Advanced Placement coursework experience success in college (Adelman, 1999; Camara, 2003; College Board, 2005;…
Descriptors: High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Jarva, Carly Kristin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
"I think what I learned in the IB [International Baccalaureate] program...well, in a way I felt like--have you read Great Expectations? When Pip gets the stipend from the mysterious person and he's walking out and the clouds are lifting up and he can see all the possibilities--that's how I felt with the IB program." -Student reflection…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, State Standards
